New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen and recently hired head coach John Harbaugh are not expected to travel to Mobile, Alabama, for this year's Senior Bowl, prioritizing other pressing team needs over an in-person presence at the premier pre-draft showcase.
As Pat Traina of Sports Illustrated reported:
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen and new head coach John Harbaugh are not planning to attend this year’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama; the team instead plans to have a heavier scouting presence, a source confirms to New York Giants On SI.
Schoen and Harbaugh, who are being entrusted with building the Giants into a contender as soon as next season, are currently focused on building up Harbaugh’s assistant staff, which is expected to be a large group of men and women, with a heavy lean toward assistants Harbaugh had in Baltimore.
Their absence is not expected to hinder the Giants’ evaluation process. The organization will deploy an expanded contingent of scouts to the event and rely on comprehensive practice and game footage supplied by Senior Bowl organizers.
The decision reflects a strategic focus on constructing Harbaugh's coaching staff, which is anticipated to include numerous assistants from his long tenure in Baltimore.
With Harbaugh reportedly holding significant influence on personnel decisions -- greater than recent predecessors -- the front office is devoting its energy to finalizing key hires, such as offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, and quarterbacks coach.
While the Senior Bowl offers valuable networking opportunities with coaching candidates, the Giants' current priorities lie in building infrastructure around their new leadership rather than on-site executive attendance.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: New York Giants' Joe Schoen, John Harbaugh will skip Senior Bowl
